It always drives me crazy when people compare Joan Rivers to the female comedians of today, especially Kathy Griffin. Joan Rivers was so much more than a Comedian. She was also one hell of an interviewer, writer, and businesswoman. NONE of today's comedians come even close to the talent and skills she had. She can't be compared. She was in a league of her own.

@Commentator541

6 жыл бұрын

Seth Mcfarlane!

@brennansmith3197

6 жыл бұрын

Kathy Griffin wouldn't exist without what Joan Rivers did for comedy, especially women in comedy.

@thegardenoffragileegos1845

6 жыл бұрын

She was disciplined, like the best of her generation. Today's comedians have the rockstar complex. They want to be adored without having to acquire a skill that merits the adoration of others.

@mandyparmar496

5 жыл бұрын

Just amazing no one like her .I miss her but I know she is making everyone happy in haven .

@JoshB333

5 жыл бұрын

Brennan Smith if Kathy Griffin didn’t exist 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤤🤤🤤

Joan was in a class all by herself. She was a hurt soul who did therapy on herself 😁 bravo Joan, life well lived

@markwhitman9029

20 күн бұрын

Well put!

Joan was pure class and talent. The best.

Funniest woman ever. RIP Joan, you're dearly missed.

Ms Rivers never fully got the flowers she deserved. Ms Rivers, along with the likes of Mr Carlin,should have been awarded the Mark Twain Prize, Kennedy Center Honors , and much more. Ms Rivers is a true LEGEND, she brought us so much joy and laughter for over 50 years and blessed us with her wit, charm and beauty. An amazing pioneer...

@mistersurrealist

2 жыл бұрын

This woman pulled me out of the pit of depression better than any medication, for that alone she deserves all those awards.

I've never seen Cavett so relaxed. I didn't know they were friends. Joan is missed more as time goes by

@graxjpg

3 жыл бұрын

I disagree with the first sentence, as Dick was always this good.

@gramirez72

2 жыл бұрын

Dick Cavett was always chill, and cool - sincere, honest, and down to earth.

@blessOTMA

2 жыл бұрын

@@gramirez72 of course. What I said was he was extra relaxed because she was a friend. You never saw him being more formal?

@blessOTMA

2 жыл бұрын

@@graxjpg Of course he was good! What I said was he was extra relaxed because she was a friend.

I love Dick Cavett & his interviews! He is a class act just like Joan was

She's wonderful. Just being herself, no jokes, no artifice, is so tender. She's so real and present and I'm glad Dick was so respectful.

Such a relaxed interview. This is the first time I’ve seen Joan just enjoy “ being” instead of having to keep the jokes coming… She didn’t have to be “on”. And this is the first time I’ve seen Dick Cavett take on a little bit more of the conversation, instead of working so hard to engage his guest. They were very good for each other and I can see why they were friends.

@graxjpg

3 жыл бұрын

He is technically the guest, after all.

That was such a beautiful conversation between two friends. REAL friends. Thank you Mr Cavett❣️

@mhcvintage5227

2 жыл бұрын

i cant agree more

So glad to see a serious interview from Joan for a change. This one came from the heart.

@joelheinen7625

5 жыл бұрын

Joan Rivers was great but she wasn't the pioneer of women stand up comics. Phyllis Diller was.

Rivers was all work all the time. Her and Rickles are by far the two who had the most magical touch.

It's fascinating to see this side of Joan. She is very warm. And she and Dick seem like they really like each other. Nice

She was so smart. I hope to be as bright and classy as this lady when im older.

I always loved Joan Rivers. She was a very smart woman. I think the thing I love the most about her is the feeling I had and still have, of being a personal friend of hers. She made me feel like we were personal friends through the years. I love her and have always rooted for her.

I love these two people!

I can’t think of any comedian who comes up to the standard of Joan Rivers. She is one smart cookie!

I never knew she had such a rough life. She was and is strong as hell and funny as fuck.

You can just tell from this interview that Joan & Dick were good friends. That's why friends are so important when anyone goes through a tragedy. You need that support only a friend can provide.

I LOVE YOU MY DEAR JOAN!!! YOU ARE ONE CLASS ACT!!!

What an amazing interview - such friends and polar opposites in many ways. And they brought out the humanity in each other. Brilliant

oh Joan was the best, still miss her, she was funny and blunt in a way I wish more people were. I got to meet her once and she was very nice.

The Madonna joke at the end was hilarious. RIP Joan. Gone nearly five years now.

She was so chic😥

Wow Joan Rivers was wonderful! I think she is and always has been underrated, as are most hugely talented women. Now she has gone I suspect it won't be long before she is widely acknowledged as a giant of comedy. A shame she had to die to make it happen! God bless her, an amazing human being.

@yoboi01

7 жыл бұрын

glamdolly20 AMEN

@dankelly8783

6 жыл бұрын

Underrated?? Definitely not. Everybody knew for decades and decades that she was a giant of comedy.

@christinestarr2638

4 жыл бұрын

@@dankelly8783 I agree! And it was so well deserved!

@dy9278

3 жыл бұрын

Had the privilege of her calling me up on stage. A fantastic comedian, human and woman. I know of no one else who could be sarcastic while being kind. Yes her audience could never not.love her. Beautiful and brilliant

@dy9278

3 жыл бұрын

Had the privilege of her calling me up on stage. A fantastic comedian, human and woman. I know of no one else who could be sarcastic while being kind. Yes her audience could never not.love her. Beautiful and brilliant

She is so interesting

"Everbody is the star of their own movie." - Words of wisdom indeed.

Joan looked beautiful at this time in her life.

He's a great interviewer, very attentive and asks real thoughtful questions

WHEN I WATCH HER I STARE AT HER (HAIR, MAKE-UP, FASHION SENSE, ETC.). SOPHISTICATION, ELEGANCE & CLASS

@CESkootchy

4 жыл бұрын

COULD YOU SPEAK UP? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

There will never be another Joan Rivers. The funniest woman to ever live.

Ob Joan Rivers wusste dass sie ein großes Idol in Deutschland und in der Schweiz war ? Tolle Frau !!!

@ivarlundberg2320

2 жыл бұрын

In Schweden auch!

Poor Dick, he’s struggled with his own demons ie depression all his life and it shown on his face. At 16:56 you can see it in his face when talking about Edgar,s quote “one of us has to die”.

If you saw her on game shows way back when she knew every answer, a big reader.

Miss you Joan.

I'm a straight man and I love Joan. Those guys were a bad audience, who the hell doesn't love Joan Rivers.

I LOVE THESE TWO SO MUCH...AMAZING TO MY HEART

Amazing two people who are different. great minds and the mutual respect, and Joan exercising her listening and conversation skills and love, kindeness , humour and honesty. Joan is missed and her beautiful heart. God bless her soul.

she became more outrageous with age, here you can sense her more centre and formal, like a normal person, but in her lasts days she was more out and less afraid of saying what ever came to her mouth

Joan Rivers was one and only… it never existed… and never be another one!!!! Never!!!!

Great interview ❤️ Miss Joan 😢

I love Joan Rivers. ❤😂

"Enter Talking" IS one of the best show biz autobiographies I've ever read. Joan was a summa cum laude college student - very, very smart, a fantastic writer. The book is a page-turner, and it was a bestseller. This interview is very inspiring for me.

I love joan rivers. she's absolutely the most amazing woman.

Loved her! Smart, hilarious, chic, engaging, tenacious, trail blazing. Wish she had left her face alone. It was lovely and unique. Full of character. She chose conformity and plastic and ended up looking fake and frozen.

Dick Cavett ,always a class act !

Joan is the best comedian ever! It's nice to watch a talk show host who isn't spending his time hating Trump!

@donnabittner69

4 жыл бұрын

That was my thought too...

@suzannereilman4516

3 жыл бұрын

....slightly painful to have to point out the obvious: if it’s 1991, wth would ‘they’ (or ANYone for that matter) ‘be talking about Trump’...??

Did the audience leave for most of this interview? Either they're hanging on to their every word or the jokes go over their heads. Nowadays, floor managers would hit the applause sign , but back back in 1991 quiet conversation was still the norm. Delightfully refreshing.

@fridaymorning139

5 жыл бұрын

I think its the former. Joan isn't there to deliver punchlines, there is some humor there, but I think they are just really listening

I use to watch fashion police just for the laughs Joan brought.

She was actually a very intelligent woman

Dick Cavett was the best at interviewing. I don't know why he didn't really have a huge following. It's strange why.

@kisspink999

2 жыл бұрын

most people enjoy quick laughs i guess, i assume that what following he has are very loyal though, i find him charming and warm better than letterman or even johnny imo

I loved joan.. she felt like she was the accepting grandmother I wish I had for being gay. Her humor and comedy was my escape

I MISS JOAN !!!

🥰 she was a beautiful kind loving giving energetic intelligent lady and the plastic surgery made her happy so who cares about it? She teased about it all the time so as long as she was happy why do people keep complaining? She made us happy and she died because of somebody’s stupidity or worse. We love you Joan! Thank you for so much, You wonderful lady!!!🥰😂😘😍

Joan was a knockout from her debut, very beautiful, she went to far with the plastic surgery but she was still a knockout pretty woman till the end, not to mention a brilliant and talented lady, always gorgeous and hilarious. Miss you Joan.

Beautiful interview.

I love Joan so much always

Old friends, came from nothing, became everything, and not afraid to say a price was paid, but on we go. Lesson for everyone, showbiz or not. And you'd better find the laughs along way; soon as you can laugh at it, it can't get you.

I really liked her! She was funny smart and a nice person also

I remember Joan Rivers funny missed

'I thought you did these things on stage' 😂

WOOOW... he looks JUUUUST like George Bush in this clip! 😂😂😂

@aubreyharkin1335

4 жыл бұрын

Soooo much like him, I was waiting to see if anyone else saw that!

One of a kind.

They both look great...

What a great interview....I never heard the stories about Edger...

Dear Wonderful ,Lovely 😍 ❤ Joan you ❤ don't know how Wonderful you were, GOD Bless you 🙏 superb I hope your eternity is wonderful, love what you did, miss you 💖💜🥰💜💙

She's Gorgeous!

CLASS ACT - THE WHOLE F-----KN THING LOVE THIS CONVO

One of the most compelling artists, so humble, honest and extremely charismatic. Lovely rapport with Dick Cavett. I want to read her book after this. Thank you so much for this post, I loved it! No one will ever match Joan Rivers. She was in a league of her own❤️

Love these two

If only she had left her face like this. She looked a million bucks during these years!!

Joan ndick a class act😂🇨🇦

Long live freedom and democratic equality

The good one they cancelled. Dick was the best of them all

Funny and great women!!!

The biggest sin of og tv is not giving Joan a 4 hour time slot when she appeared ❤

20:58 “let’s put him out of the pain”… heartbreaking. I’m still crying.

I'm glad the round helmet hair style was gone by this year. She was funny.

Holy

wow- comments on this vid really says it all but yea FML i love this

Everybody "got" Joan, except for Hollywood.

He face was so thin before she went crazy with the plastic surgery/botox.

Here Dick Cavett looks like George HW Bush

Respec' 2 DC!

You don`t know. She says they had separated. He might have been taking the fall from that tv deal that fell through. It might have been a hit. I heard he was at some hotel in Philadelphia. I met Rivers once, when I worked for Barbara Walters. Rivers was a guest on the `Emphasis` radio show. Did not think she was as driven as she was but the Facelift says alot. She was furious when the chat show deal fell through. Probably blamed Edgar So whether or not it was a hit, she was wrong in separating as it obviously devastated her husband.

Edgar had just had open heart surgery, a bypass. It is well known there can be psychological changes after such, sometimes negative ones. Sadly they left that out.

Joan Rivers had WIT. She had intelligence that invited people to laugh WITH her. So many comedians (Lucille Ball and tribe) invite you to laugh AT them. Not good.

In reply to the guy who says Tomlin was gay and would never sleep with a man..I think when she started out she was straight or bi. She was sweet, stuck by her friends. The owner of The Blue Angel or some Greenwich Village Club had a crush on Tomlin and used to let her raid the frig. When others began the owner got mad. Tomlin said `If I eat, my friends eat`. Good Stuff!

Haven't we all had fleeting thoughts of choosing our death. Individuals make their on choices - we are only responsible for our own actions.

Lol...I too hate dust jackets. I should at least save them somewhere for my estate sale.

So sad that she was never able to see or recognize her own individual beauty & repeatedly had her faced carved into over & over when ultimately the most attractive version of her was BEFORE any surgeries.

@bholaoates1542

3 жыл бұрын

Kind of like Michael Jackson.

Funny she got canned from Fox. She said that Fox had less than 10 affiliates. So basically 100,000 people out of 250 million saw her show and Fox gauged her whole worth by that? She's a smarter comedian so of course only top and bottom 20% of viewer will watch, but how could many of them watch with so few affiliates?

In which Cavett interviews himself...

Six dollars a book; when the hell was this interview?!

@suzannereilman4516

3 жыл бұрын

...nearly THIRTY years ago....:)

@fkd1963

3 жыл бұрын

It was her royalty per sale of book, not the list price.

George Bush grew a brain! Holly Crap!

Was this the CNBC logo of the time?

@7:59 and he found out you were gay?

@pdottie212fu

7 жыл бұрын

He looks gay

@edglebennett6312

7 жыл бұрын

Why does it matter?????????????????????????

@Mario_1611

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂. Yeah that was a funny tongue tie.

His looks are terrifying. I interviewed Dick in the Seventies for a full page interview `Los Angeles Times Calendar`. I would never have recognized him from this footage. I`d say `Richard Dreyfus?` No?!

@sandrashevey8252

7 жыл бұрын

His looks are terrifying...

I like Dick but wish for less intrusion from him. It is about Joan, rather than him.

I think it`s a bit unfair. Many of us know when we`re wrong so okay..constructive criticism..but there are occasions when someone just slags you off...time to get angry.